Each week we find the most interesting and informative articles we can and along the way we uncover amazing and cool images. Here you'll discover 10 incredible photos and the stories behind them.
Chilled cutie pie:
While reports of missing penguins have people upset, one researcher advises (and encourages) people to just chill. While it's true an iceberg has cut off their typical access to the sea, they likely simply moved
Another cutie:
Scientists studying dog behaviors report that dogs do indeed dream, and the subject of their dreams may be remarkably close to human dreams — walking activities.
[Full Story: What Do Dogs Dream About?]
And ugly cute:
Naked mole rats have been known for their ability to avoid cancer, even when researchers try to give it to them. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case: two of the animals living in two different zoos, were found to have cancer, both malignant, one fatal.
[Full Story: 1st Case of Cancer in Naked Mole Rats Confirmed]
Tiny but deadly:
Delicate, fossilized plants found encapsulated in amber, belonging to the asterids group of flowering plants, may be very poisonous. The two new flower specimens have never been seen before but belong to the same family of plants used to make poisons like strychnine and curare.
Sea butterfly:
Sea creatures are sometimes named after land animals yet have little in common with their counterparts. In the case of the sea butterfly, researchers did a good job: the tiny sea snail uses winglike projections to fly through the water, the same way some insects flap their wings.
[Full Story: Swim Like a Butterfly? Sea Snail 'Flies' Through Water]
Mumbai burning:
January ended with a fiery shock for Mumbai, India. The landfill caught fire and burned for four days and was large enough to be seen by satellites.
[Full Story: Plume from Mumbai's Burning Landfill Seen from Space]
Spiders with whips:
A strange creature called the tailless whip scorpion is known for its long whiplike legs and recently eight new species of the arachnid were discovered in Brazil. Uniquely the two long whiplike legs are sensors used to gather info about their environment. Unfortunately the habitat for these spiders is under development, meaning they may already need protection from extinction.
A striking gecko:
While finding and reporting on new species is exciting and important for protection, it can also backfire. In recent years, poachers started using scientific journals as maps to locate species to capture and sell on the black market.
Lots 'o sharks:
More than 10,000 blacktip sharks are swimming off the coast of Florida right now. It is a part of their yearly migration, hanging out in the warm waters at the coast and feeding on local fish. Experts say humans have nothing to worry about as long as they use common sense about when to swim and what to wear.
[Full Story: Why 10,000-Plus Sharks Are Hanging Out in Florida Waters]
A mysterious wall:
Close to 70 years ago a strange wall was discovered in Jordan. Researchers have been studying the structure through aerial photography and have discovered it stretches 93 miles but have no idea yet who built or why.
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